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astonishmentgreat surprise or wonder

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: great surprise or wonder

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

Korean meaning: 놀라움, 경악, 경이로움

Korean pronunciation: 어**스타**니쉬먼트

Example Sentences

  • Much to everyone's astonishment, the class clown got the highest score on the exam.
  • She stared at her lottery ticket in astonishment.
  • To his astonishment, his pet hamster had learned to open the cage door.

astonishment

NOUN

//əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt//

great surprise or wonder

astonishment concept
💡 Concept

great surprise or wonder

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astonishment rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Pure astonishment from this magical accomplishment!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/

🌳Etymology

Rootastonish
Suffix--ment

Origin

라틴어 'attonare'에서 유래했는데, 이는 '천둥으로 충격을 주다'라는 의미였습니다. 마치 벼락을 맞은 듯한 충격적인 놀라움을 표현하는 단어입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

ishmentishment
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Much to everyone's astonishment, the class clown got the highest score on the exam.

She stared at her lottery ticket in astonishment.

😄 Fun example

To his astonishment, his pet hamster had learned to open the cage door.

The magician's trick filled the children with astonishment.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

amazementsurprisewondershockbewilderment

Antonyms

expectationindifferenceboredom

Related

astonishastonishingastonishedastoundamaze